ARGYLE —  Argyle’s Facebook page is up and running and gaining followers, thanks to resident Heather Wagner, who set up the group on a voluntary basis.

“I think she is doing a great job,” said Mayor Colby Davis at the Sept. 19 meeting.

Trustee Felicia Wieberg requested that Wagner put information on the page about recent Public Water District repairs and the upcoming lead line survey. Wieberg had spoken with the water district about better communicating information to residents.

“It was posted at the bank and the post office, but not everyone goes there all the time,” Wieberg said. “I would think it is their job to keep everyone informed.”

“In this day and age, there are too many ways to contact people for there to be an excuse,” Davis agreed.

Wagner planned to go to the bank to get the information for both the water tower repairs and the lead line survey project and post it on Argyle’s Facebook page.

In other business, the trustees discussed that the general and sewer fund expenses exceeded receipts for September. Village Treasurer Kym Brunnert said that she could report the information in a different manner.

“I’m fine with the format,” said Wieberg. “It’s just not good. We can’t get ahead.”

“It would look different if I reported it in a different manner, but yeah, the receipts are dwindling,” Brunnert said.

• Residents should be receiving the new trash bills from Republic Services with a letter explaining that the village will bill them until May 2025. After that, Republic Services will bill residents directly on a quarterly basis. Argyle’s contract will expire in May 2027, and residents will have to negotiate directly with Republic Services.

• Trustee Chris Shank has taken down all but two of the American flags and will take down the additional flags as soon as he gets a chance.

• Argyle is currently without a village attorney. Mayor Davis plans to call several local cities and villages to find out who they employ and present options to the board.

• Davis plans to talk to several residents who have abandoned vehicles on village streets and properties in violation of Argyle’s ordinance. He planned to send out 30-day notices as needed.

• Brunnert is working on filing the annual report for the village’s sewer system with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

• Brunnert noted the Missouri Rural Water Association (MWRA) is offering an apprenticeship program to help individuals become licensed sewer operators. Anyone interested can find information on the MWRA website.

• Davis said trustees need to figure out a name or title for the historical building and buy a plaque to display at the property.

• Brunnert bought organizers for trustees and printed out individualized labels to help everyone stay up-to-date. The filing organizers were discounted at Walmart and only cost $2 each.

• There was a mistake on the financial statement from August 2024. The corrected financial statement reports that receipts for general ($2,173.81) and sewer ($3,673.42). Expenses for the August accounts were general ($9,841.49), and sewer ($2,655.63)

• Argyle had the following ending balances for August: general ($11,461.21), general money market ($58,962.95), sewer ($8,265.28), sewer money market ($30,287.63), and sewer debt service ($31,778.10).

• September’s financial report showed receipts for the general ($2,194.96), and sewer ($3,348.16), and expenses for the general ($2,381.50), and sewer ($3,928.02) accounts.

• Argyle has the following ending balances for September: general ($11,274.67), general money market ($58,990.49), sewer ($7,848.56), sewer money market ($30,301.78), and sewer debt service ($31,787.55).

• The next meeting will be on Thursday, Oct. 17 at 7 p.m.